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课时作业(十)UsingLanguageⅠ.单词拼写1．The________(放射性的)wasteshouldbeburieddeeplyundertheground.2．Sheisalwaysaccuratein________(标点符号)andspelling.3．Weall________(赞成)youforyourdecision.4．Thenewmethodcaughtonandmanypeasantsbecamevery________(熟练的)atit.5．She'sbeginningtoget________(皱纹)roundhereyes.6．Theroomwassohotthatshefelt________(晕眩的)．7．Hepickeda________(瓜)fromthefield.8．Theleaderislosinggroundastherestoftherunners________(加速)．9．Thecompilersagreedupona________(分割)ofthetextbookintotwelveunits.10．Theexcitementquickenedmy________(脉搏)．Ⅱ.单项填空1．(2013·秦皇岛高二检测)Theirpoliticalaction________thefallofthegovernment.A．promotedB．acceleratedC．hastenedD．advanced2．Hegetstiredofthespeechesdeliveredbysomeprofessors.Thatmeanshe________thespeeches.A．isfedupB．fedupwithC．isfedupwithD．fedup3．________，wemustexpectchangestobeinoursystemofteaching.A．LookingaroundB．LookingaheadC．WatchingoutD．Lookingabout4.(2013·安阳高二检测)Thenewelectrictoysinthestorewindow________theboy'sattention，andhestoodtherewithoutmoving.A．distractedB．coveredC．arrestedD．scratched5．AngKorWatisafamoustemple________thetwelfthcentury.A．datesbacktoB．datedbacktoC．datingbacktoD．datingfromto6．Theteacher________myeffortsbypraisingmyprogress.A．applaudedB．acceptedC．applauseD．adopted7．Theteacherexplainedthe________ofthethemesexpressedinthepoemwithpassion.A．referenceB．significanceC．meansD．magnificence8．Thetwothieveshadaquarrelaboutthe________ofthemoneytheyhadstolen.A．distinctionB．divisionC．diversityD．domination9．LookatthetroubleIamin！IfonlyI________youradvice.A．followedB．wouldfollowC．hadfollowedD．shouldfollow10．Ihadalmostfinishedmywashingbywashingmachine________themachinedidn'twork.A．whenB．whileC．asD．untilⅢ.阅读理解AHaveyoueverheardofthelostcontinentofAtlantis?WherewasthelostcontinentofAtlantis？In1956aGreekseismologist(地震学家)suggestedthatthegreatcontinentlayintheeasternMediterraneanSea.MorespecificallysouthofGreeceontheislandofSantorini，whichwascalledTherain1650BC.Plato，agreatGreekpoetandhistorian，wasinterestedinanancientEgyptianstoryofacivilization，whichPlatocalledAtlantis.HedescribedAtlantisasthegreatestcivilizationofitstime.Thepeoplewerefamousfortheirbeautyandtheirculture.Platowroteaboutthisbeautifulplaceonethousandyearsafteritwasdestroyed.HistranslationofthelanguageofthoseancientEgyptianwritingswasquestionable.Healsoputthetimeofthedisastertobeabout9,000years，about10timesearlierthanitcouldhavereallyoccurredaccordingtomosthistorians.WhathappenedtowipethisgreatcivilizationoffthefaceoftheEarth？Agreatvolcaniceruptionwasthecause.AvolcanonamedSantoriniexplodedanditblewmostoftheislandintotheheavens.Whenthecaldera(火山口)formed，thetsunamis(海啸)producedbythecrashingofthetopofthevolcanowipedoutmanycitiesandtownsintheeasternMediterranean.Thistsunamiwasreportedtohavereachedtheheightofover300feet.Theearthquakesproducedknockeddownwalls100milesaway！HistoriansbelievetheseseawaveswerewhatcausedtheendofthegreatcivilizationintheMediterranean.Archaeologistshaverecoveredartifacts(史前古器)fromtheislandlatelythatshowagreatancientcivilizationwaspresentonTheraabout3,800yearsago.IthelpsustobelievethatSantorinimaybethe“LostContinentofAtlantis”！1．WhenwasAtlantisdestroyedbymosthistorians?A．2,000yearsago.B．9,000yearsago.C．900yearsago.D．3,800yearsago.2．Whatcausedtheproductionofahugetsunamiover300feettall?A．Theformofcaldera.B．Thecrashingofthetopofthevolcano.C．Thegreatearthquake.D．Thegreatseawaves.3．Inthelastparagraph，“it”probablyrefersto________.A．theislandofSantoriniB．theancientEgyptianhistoryC．Plato'sdescriptionD．thediscoveryoftheseartifacts4．Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin________.A．ahistoryreportB．astorybookC．atravelguideD．atechnologicalreportBTheRomanEmpirewassobigthattherewerealotofdifferentpeoplewithdifferentcultureslivinginit，soyoucan'treallysaytherewasonewayoflivingintheRomanEmpire.PeopleofminorityracesorcultureswouldprobablyfeelluckytohavelivedundertheRomanEmpire.Therewerepeopleofsomanydifferentculturestravellingaroundtheempireinteractingwitheachotherthattherehadbeeningeneralalotoftolerance(容忍)forothercultures.Ontheotherhand，thiscontactdidalsocausetensions，whichsometimesbrokeintoviolentkillingsofminoritygroups.PeoplewereforcedintoslaveryineverycorneroftheRomanEmpire，butthewayslavesweretreateddependedonwhereyouwereandalsoonwhen.Bigfarmswereusuallyworkedbyslavefield­hands.Butotherslaveswerehouseservants，likenurses，cooks，andboyswhotookcareofthehorsesandtheyweregenerallybettertreated.AlotofslavesalsoworkedfortheRomangovernment，orforprivatebusinesses，asmanagers，orrunningashop，orinsmallfactories.AllovertheRomanEmpire，manyboysincitiesseemtohavegonetoschool，butmostgirlshadtostayathome.Outinthecountryside,probablyhardlyanyonecouldreadorwrite.Veryfewpeoplewenttocollege，butthosethatdidoftentravelledfarfromhome，toAthensorAlexandriainEgypt，foragoodeducation.Partlyatschool，andpartlythroughtheirfamiliesorjustplayingballgamesoutside，kidsallovertheRomanEmpiredidhavelotsoffriends.Girlsandboysfromrichfamilies，however，werenotallowedtogetromantictogether.Mostmarriagesamongtheupperclasseswerearrangedbytheparents，butcasewasprobablydifferentfor